A 72-year-old man with congestive heart failure is hospitalized because of worsening pulmonary and peripheral edema. He is given intravenous furosemide. This agent will likely improve hemodynamics in which of the following ways?

A 72-year-old man with congestive heart failure is hospitalized because of worsening pulmonary and peripheral edema. He is given intravenous furosemide. This agent will likely improve hemodynamics in which of the following ways?

A 45-year-old man has high serum LDL and low serum HDL. He presents to his primary care physician for treatment guidance. In addition to exercise and diet modification, which of the following agents would provide him with the most efficacious improvement of serum LDL and HDL levels?

A 39-year-old man with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus is brought to the emergency department after collapsing in a shopping mall. His blood sugar is 589mg\dL. Which of the following preparations would have the least minimal effect on his blood sugar levels?

A 62-year-old female with diabetes presents to her primary care physician for follow-up. She takes pioglitazone daily and her blood sugar ranges approximately from 100 to 180mg\dL. Which of the following indicators would likely have minimal or no change from baseline values with this therapy?

A 20-year-old woman becomes pregnant out of wedlock and wants to terminate the pregnancy with an oral abortifacient. The use of mifepristone (RU-486) as an oral abortifacient is based on which of the following characteristics?